One of the things we love about X Factor is the fact that Dermot O'Leary isn't one of those bland, personality-free presenters who's too afraid to be honest.

He's even given an in interview to the Mirror (which you can read in full here ) in which he's given his opinions on all of the remaining contestants. So let's get stuck into a bit of copy 'n' paste action shall we?

Cher Lloyd “Someone like Cher, you see this strong, spiky character. She has completely changed from the person at Judges houses and is a little pop star now. Cher has come into her own. She had the knock last week being in the bottom two, but I don’t know why she didnt connect. She is good, she is intense, but I don’t mind that."

Wagner Carrilho "He is out there. I kinda feel for him, we give him these songs and he has to translate them in his head. Trust me, he is living the dream. He is the one I don’t worry about. He keeps saying he doesn’t even want to win. He just wants a job in showbusiness."

Katie Waissel "It was so nice to not have to call her name in the bottom two. Katie has had a hard time. Katie would admit she is a bit of a princess, but if anyone is in the bottom two a record four times it would grind you down. And she can sing as well. There is obviously something that isn’t working on the show. Katie hasn’t got to worry about the judges, it is the public that are not buying into her. I think she has got a good voice and I do feel for her. JLS were in the bottom two once, everyone forgets that, but it would be amazing if she won it."

Mary Byrne “Mary has had a tough couple of weeks. The reason I feel for Mary is twofold. She has got pain in her knees and struggles with the movement. And also her life before was Tesco and your family, with a bit of singing at weekends. To go from that, to living with five 16-year-old boys and girls screaming at each other. So she has had that story of homesickness problem and feels a bit isolated. She says herself she has had a couple of off weeks but she seems to be coming back into her own now."

Matt Cardle “The minute I met him I could see he was such a nice guy. Very self-efacing. What I love is he isn’t your regular X Factor contestant. He is a bit mainstream indie, like David Gray. Every now and then he comes out with a note and you think ‘where did that come from?’. He has got an incredible voice. He probably pushed himself as much as he has coming on this show. Every week you are seeing this kinda voyage of discovery.”

Rebecca Ferguson “I would like to see her move because she can dance. But Cheryl hasn’t made a bum call yet with her. What she does so well is that Jessica Rabbit style. She is so consistent. She is nervous but she is like that when you speak to her. It is not an act. She is quite a shy girl. But she is a laugh too backstage. I got in trouble last week because I gave her kids fizzy drinks at 11pm, but she told me to!”

One Direction “They are having the time of their lives. They are lovely boys. Simon took a real gamble with them and you can’t help but worry about them. You are 16, on the biggest show on TV, and women adore you. They are living the dream. When I hear the level of noise for them on the show, I think they could win.”

Oh, OK, so he didn't mention hooker grannies and he basically likes everyone. But at least he's vaguely interesting about it, yeah?